[Hydrogen-devel] Translations

[el.pescado <el....@ga...>]

Hi all
 
We've seen a lot of activity in area of translations recently, so thanks a lot to all translators!
 
I have made two observations about technical aspects of translations. First, I noticed that we have both *.ts and *.qm files in repository. As I understand, *.ts are "source" translations, which are worked on; and *.qm files are macine-readable translations that are used by application, and are generated from corresponding *.ts files. If so, does it make sense to keep *.qm files in repository? We could generate them at build time.
 
Second, I am thinking whether we should ship incomplete translations (say, below 70% messages). I think spotty translations make poor user experience, and having English UI is better than having half message localized and half left untranslated. What do you think?
 
Best regards,
Przemek